Yalranda
| Yalranda | |
|---|---|
| Names and titles | |
| Title(s): | Overqueen |
| General info | |
| Occupation: | Ruling noble |
| Home: | Great Kingdom |
| Gender: | Female |
| Species: | Human |
| Ethnicity: | Oeridian (Aerdi) |
| Family | |
| Spouse(es): | Tenmeris |
| Children: | Manshen, and at least one other son |
| Dates | |
| Age: | 40 (in 86 CY) |
| Death: | 86 CY |
Yalranda was the first, last, and only Overqueen of the Great Kingdom. She was originally of House Rax-Nyrond, but married into House Cranden. She was also the wife of Tenmeris, though she was the "true power behind the throne."[1] She succeeded him as ruler of the Great Kingdom and ruled until she died at 40, ruling from (75 to 86 CY). Manshen was her eldest son.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]She was a "formidable diplomat and mediator."[1] She's known as a seer, and is credited with having had precognition was able to prophesy, and was one of Johydee's Children.[2] " It was those talents which let her be a matchmaker amongst noble houses, and create generatoin-spanning alliances.
"That she died young, at age 40, is one of Aerdy's great tragedies."[1]
"Yalranda was accepted as the only overqueen in Aerdy history because of her prowess in establishing dynastic marriages between the royal houses of Aerdy and her uncanny gift for forging alliances (and because of her strange, magical allure and ability to calm angry or confused nobles)."[1]
"Historians consider that the relative peace which existed between Aerdi royal houses for centuries is largely due to his wisdom building upon the informal understandings developed by Yalranda."[2]
Even five centuries after her untimely death, he prophecies are still read by princes of House Cranden.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]See also: Rulers of the Great Kingdom
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b c d e Ivid the Undying (1995), p.3.
- ↑ a b c Ivid the Undying (1995), p.7.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WGR7 or WGRx
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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| Yalranda (Queen) | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 3, 7, 139 |